Network Engineer

White Lodging is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to join our IT Infrastructure and Security team. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and peak performance of the organization’s network. The Network Engineer will design and maintain network configurations, resolve issues, and collaborate with senior management to align technology solutions with business needs. This position reports directly to the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure and Security.

·       Contributes heavily to functional network management and develops in-depth subject matter expertise.

·       Stays abreast of current industry trends relevant to the network(s) within White Lodging.

·       Displays strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership ability across all levels coupled with effective problem solving, conceptual thinking, quantitative, and analytical skills.

·       Overseeing technical projects in alignment with both ownership and the management goals of White Lodging.

·       Developing and implementing network-level disaster recovery systems and processes.

·       Supervising human resources at hand and within other supporting departments to meet the needs and goals of the organization.

·       Researching and recommending new products and solutions that will benefit the company.

·       Lead the efforts to improve company IT processes.

·       Continuously staying abreast of the current needs of the organization’s network systems while researching, learning, and proposing new solutions.

·       Install, update, upgrade, and maintain all network hardware across the organization.

·       Ensure that network systems are securely configured and hardened per industry and security teams' best practices.

·       Building Partnerships

·       Deep problem-solving skills

·       Time management

·       Planning and Organizing

·       Deep Technical Professional Knowledge and Skills

·       Strong project management skills, ability to influence cross-functionally in a rapidly evolving business environment while managing multiple/concurrent projects.

·       Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.

·       Exhibits sound quality management practices.

·       Establish a sound networking environment through the design of the system configurations and defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.

·       Knowledge of network design and implementation, troubleshooting, hardware configuration, and network performance tuning.

·       Knowledge of LAN, WAN, network security, Linux operating systems, network management, Windows Servers, Active Directory, MS SQL, subnets, firewalls, VLANS, VPN, and Microsoft O365.

·       BS degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field.

·       A Master’s degree in management information systems, or a related field, is preferred.

·       At least 10 years of experience in the Information Technology industry.

·       Certificates of CCNA, Network , Checkpoint: CCSE or CCSA

·       Previous Experience with OSPF

Work will be conducted in the White Lodging corporate office in Merrillville, IN. Work will be done at a desk with a computer and monitor, and at times in an environment that may require squatting, kneeling, and lifting heavy objects. There will be interaction with other staff members. There will be little opportunity for travel.